Confronting Stereotypes About Youth in Foster Care (Part 1)

This video was produced by Youth In Progress under the sponsorship and funding of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. It explores the experiences of young adults in the foster care system and provides insight into their struggles to find acceptance and define their own individuality. Produced by SUNY Training Strategies Group (2006)

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News & Politics

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• foster care
• youth
• Youth in Progress
• NYS OCFS

[paygrocks]

@asiaticdeviant1Hmmm...I really think your confused!!! What mean shit?? o_O

[asiaticdeviant1]

@paygrocks Fucker...you're the one who posted that mean shit before

[asiaticdeviant1]

@InvisibleRefugee2 Listen, you motherfucker, I grew up in Foster care...I was in a group home due to my own behaviour...I was angry, and acted it out...but I never was in trouble for anything worse than assault, and running away from homes...now, I am 25, and I work and I am not doing the best, but I am doing alot better than most people in this economy who came from my background...I don't advertise it, but that's the way it is...i want no sympathy, just not judgement.

[asiaticdeviant1]

@paygrocks amen



[asiaticdeviant1]

@InvisibleRefugee2 WTF are you saying? Man, that made no sense...sum it up

[paygrocks]

@InvisibleRefugee2 I understand what your saying, but just as much as other people are perpetuating this so are you by having that view. Over these months since you've written the comment I hope you have a different perspective. I get that with labels alot of people live up to them, but as individuals we have a mind of our own and don't need to live by a social status or stereotype. And yes, stereotypes will always be there, but we ALL face them and yet we are uniquely different.

[paygrocks]

This is an inspirational video, i know there are alot of stereotypes for everything but aleast these youngin's aint giving up. I wonder what they are doing now 4 years on.